Nelson Oliveira is a professional football player who plays a striker for Portugal national team and for English football club, Norwich City FC wearing jersey number 9.
Apart from playing for several European football clubs, he has also represented Portugal in their junior team and made his international debut for Portugal in 2012. He played at UEFA Euro 2012 but missed Euro 2016 due to the groin injury.
He has also bee given Knight of the Order of Prince Henry for his contribution to Portuguese football.
Nelson Oliveira holds a Portuguese nationality. He was born to father Adelio Oliveira on August 8, 1991, on Barcelos, Portugal.
He started his junior career playing with Portuguese football clubs like Santa Maria, Braga, Bairro Misericórdia, and Benfica.
His annual salary is € 1.9 million with a weekly salary of € 37000 he gets from Norwich City and his market value as of 2018 is £ 4 .50 million.
Looking at his playing career along with endorsing products for famous sports brands like Nike, his total net worth can be estimated to be around $ 5 million. With his accumulated earning and wealth he is enjoying a happy and exciting life as he seems to enjoy a vacation in interesting places.
Oliveira can be seen living a luxurious life with his wife in England. He is also often seen traveling to various places.
After playing for the youth team of Benfica, he joined the senior squad in 2009 and made his debut against Estoril during 2008/09. While playing for the Portuguese side, he was the part of the team that went on to win Portuguese League Cup in 2011/12.
He was transferred to Portuguese football clubs, Rio Ave and Pacos Ferreira on a loan during that period.
After his time playing for several Portuguese, he signed with Spanish football team, Deportivo de La Coruna for a year deal. He made his debut for the Spanish side against Osasuna on 20 August 2013 and scored his first goal in the same match.
Nelson Oliveira was loaned to French league 1 club, Stade Rennais and signed a season-long contract with the French team and scored his first goal for the team against Nice.
He was again transferred to English football clubs such as Swansea City and Nottingham Forrest.
Oliveira is currently playing for the English side, Norwich City whom the Portuguese signed a four-year contract deal with the club on August 2016 and scored his first goal for Norwich against Leeds United on 25 October 2016.
He also scored his first hattrick for the English side against Derby County on 2 January 2017.
After the representing the Portuguese in U-16, U-17, U-19, U-20 and U-21 sides and receiving a silver ball in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, he made his international debut for the senior Portuguese team in 2012. He scored his first international goal for Portugal against Panama in a friendly match on 15 August 2012.
He was also the part of the Portuguese squad alongside Nani, Beto, and Pepe who played at the UEFA Euro 2012 where the Portugal team reached the semi-final stage and were beaten by eventual champion Spain in a penalty shootout.
Nelson Oliveria stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs about 82 kg. He married his wife, Melanie Rodrigues on May 22, 2016. The couple met through a mutual friend and were soon close to each other. After dating for some years, Nelson proposed her for the marriage while they were on a vacation in Miami.
[ CAPTION: Nelson Oliveria with his wife, Melaine Rodrigues ][ SOURCE: Detalhe do Casamento ]Their grand wedding ceremony held in San Francisco Church was planned by Wedding Planner: Sandra Ribeiro and Daniela Silva. The wedding party was later held in Quinta das Carpas, Paula Rocha Pinto.
The marriage ceremony was witnessed by their family, relatives, and teammates and friends like Cédric Soares, André Almeida, Raphael Guzzo, and Paulo Lopes.
The couple spent their wedding night in The Yeatman, Bacchus Suite and enjoyed their honeymoon in New York and Bora Bora.
The couple seems to share an affectionate bond which seems to grow stronger as the time passes.
